端午节童年的回忆（不一样的温情端午）

Dad gives a box of vacuum-packed zongzi (traditional Chinese rice-pudding)

to grandpa and says,

“I brought this for us to eat during the Dragon Boat Festival.”

Grandpa laughs and says,

“While you’re here, you’ll be treated

to homemade zongzi!”

爸爸拿出一盒真空包装的粽子给爷爷说：“这是我买来咱们过端午节一起吃的。”可是爷爷看到后笑了：“回家当然是要吃自己家包的粽子了！”

In the kitchen, there are many small

bowls filled with lotus seeds,

soy beans, red beans, peanuts,

red dates, candied dates, raisins,

sweetened bean paste, and a bucket of sticky rice that had been

soaked in water.

Those are all of the ingredients necessary to make zongzi.

厨房里摆满了各式各样的小碗，里面有莲子、黄豆、红豆、花生、红枣、蜜枣、葡萄干、豆沙，还有一大桶泡好的糯米，这些全是用来做粽子的。

Grandpa says proudly, “We use only the freshest leaves to make

zongzi.

Come with me to pick the leaves!”

爷爷骄傲地说：“在我们这里，包粽子都是用最新鲜的叶子的，走！爷爷带你去摘叶子去！”

Rowing a boat, grandpa hums softly.

Following his lead, dad and

I sing, “Pick the reed leaves and pick

the reed leaves.

The green reed leaves are shiny

and long.”

Only a few moments later, our basket is full of them！

爷爷一边划着小船，一边慢悠悠地哼着小曲儿，我和爸爸也学着唱：“采苇叶呀，采苇叶，绿色的苇叶长又亮……”不一会儿，我们就采了满满一大筐。

Upon arriving at home,

I plead with grandma,

“Let’s make some zongzi!”

We gather all of the ingredients and wash the reed leaves.

Sitting in a circle, we begin making zongzi.

Grandma forms each leaf into a little

bowl, and mom and I scoop the zongzi mixture

in before tying it up.

回到家里，我着急地催奶奶：“快包粽子吧。”我和奶奶一起把泡好的莲子、黄豆、红豆、花生、糯米等原料都拿来，再把苇叶用清水洗干净。大家围成一圈，开始包粽子，奶奶的手灵巧地把苇叶折成尖尖的漏斗状，我和妈妈把原料放进去，再系上细细的马莲……

I say to grandma, “Our teacher taught us that our ancestors

established the Dragon Boat Festival in memory of a patriotic

poet named Qu Yuan.” “That’s right!” grandma says with a smile.

“The dragon boat race was also

organized in his honor.”

我告诉奶奶：“老师在课堂上给我们讲过，古人过端午节，是为了纪念一位爱国诗人屈原。”奶奶笑着说：“知道，知道，赛龙舟也是纪念他。”

The zongzi are boiling in a big pot over the fire.

I help grandma fan the fire, getting

soot on my face.

When the zongzi are finally done,

I want to taste all of them.

There’s nothing more delicious

than homemade zongzi!

包好的粽子放在大柴锅里煮，我帮奶奶拉风箱。拉风箱很好玩，我的小脸被灶火映得红红的。粽子熟了，自己包的粽子吃起来最香，我每样都想尝一尝。

As she tucks me in that night, grandma says, “Tomorrow morning

I’ll show you 50-year-old zongzi.”

How is it possible for zongzi

to be so old?

晚上，要睡觉了，奶奶笑眯眯地说：“明天早上，我给你看看五十年前包的粽子。”

奇怪，粽子怎么能放五十年？

When I awake the next morning,

I see colorful decorations made to

look like zongzi.

There’s also a picture of grandma from her childhood.

She had two pigtails and wore

a colorful mini-zongzi string necklace.

That was what she meant when she

spoke of the 50-year-old zongzi!

They are so beautiful!

早上，我刚睁开眼睛，便看见一串五颜六色、丝线缠成的小粽子。还有一张奶奶小时候的照片：一个梳小辫的小女孩，脖子上戴着一串小粽子。原来五十年前的粽子就是这样呀，真好看。

After seeing that photo, I want to learn to make mini-zongzi out

of string.

“Please, please teach me!” I beg grandma,

“I want to make some for my friends!” Hearing this,

grandma takes my hand and patiently

shows me.

Quick as can be, we make a dozen mini-zongzi!

Like a magician, grandma creates

different shaped sachets.

She puts the most beautiful one around my neck.

“When we were kids, we would wear

sachets during the Dragon Boat Festival.

They’re not just beautiful—they also

ward off evil,” grandma explains.

看完照片，我想学着用丝线做小粽子。

我急切地说：“快教我做小粽子，我要送给我的小伙伴们。”奶奶手把手教我，一共做了十几个彩色小粽子。

奶奶又像变戏法一样，拿出一个个不同形状的小香囊，把最漂亮的一个给我戴上。她笑眯眯地对我说：“我们小时候，过端午节都要佩戴香囊，不仅漂亮，还能驱邪气。”

“Has grandpa ever worn one?”

I suddenly realize that I haven’t seen him since morning.

“Where is he, anyway?” “Grandpa is

preparing for the dragon boat race,” beams dad.

“Let’s go and watch him!”

“爷爷也戴过吗？”我突然发现，从早晨起就没看见爷爷，“爷爷去哪儿了？”爸爸笑着说：“爷爷正准备赛龙舟，我们快去看看！”

单词积累

Ø treat v. 请客，款待，招待。treat sb to sth意为“用……款待某人，请某人吃……”，其被动形式为be treated to sth。

Ø be filled with 充满，可与be full of互换使用。

Ø follow one’s lead听某人的话，以某人为榜样，跟某人行事。此处lead为名词，意为“范例，榜样”；lead也可用作动词，意为“带路，领路，引领”，用法：lead sb to/into sth。

Ø plead v. 恳求，祈求。常用短语：plead with sb (to do sth) 恳求某人（做某事）。

Ø in memory of sb 为了纪念（已故的）某人。memory的动词形式为memorize，意为“记忆，记住”，是及物动词。

Ø decoration n. 装饰品，装饰。decorate是其动词形式，意为“装饰，装修，装潢”。常用短语：decorate sth with sth用……装饰……。

Ø ward off 避开，躲开，防止（危险、疾病等）。

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